The Foundation of the Indus ValleyThe Natural Boundaries and Regions of the Indus Valley and Indian Subcontinent The Indian subcontinent...

My Name is Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor Origins of a Heavenly Mandate I was not born of common stock. The myths speak of me as a son of...

The Early Belief in One Ultimate God in Ancient China Heaven as the Supreme Power In ancient China, long before the flourishing of Taoism...

My Name is Sima Qian: Grand Historian of the Han I was born around the year 145 BC in Longmen, near the Yellow River, into a family...

Radio Broadcast Script: Social Structure and Daily Life in Ancient ChinaIntro music plays – Chinese patriotic tune fades into host's...

My Name is Zhang Jue: Healer, Prophet, Rebel I was born during a time of suffering in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. The land was gripped...

Setting the Stage: The Height of Han Power Before the fall of the Han Dynasty and the centuries of fragmentation that followed, China...

My Name is Cai Lun: A Man Who Changed the World with a Sheet of Paper I was born around the year 50 AD in Guiyang, which lies in what is...

Why the Han Dynasty Matters The Han Dynasty, which lasted from 206 BC to AD 220, holds a place of profound importance in Chinese history...

My Name is Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Humble Beginnings in Peasant Fields I was born in 256 BC, in the humble village of Feng in Pei...